Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Supermarket

Sometimes, when I'm in my local supermarket, seeing all of the unique vegetables, and Japanese signage, I have to pinch myself to think that I live in this incredible city! I know it's not so exciting to some, but a trip to the supermarket always makes me feel so lucky to live here. Here, I can't find many of the ingredients to cook the things I used to cook nightly from my Donna Hay cookbook, but that's part of the charm. Learning how to cook Japanese dishes like hiyashichyuka, okonomiyaki, gokokumai, and hijiki is so interesting for me. It's small things like bumping into someone and hearing 'ah, sumimasen', or selecting from thousands of tofu and rice options, or perhaps seeing bread in the shape of a bear that make it interesting. I usually smile at at least one thing each time I come here :)

Oh how I love japanese supermarkets!! And real japanese food. Okonomiyaki or modanyaki is one of my favorite japanese dishes. I also love the sushi, onigiri and bento section in the japanese supermarkeds:) And my favorite snack: babystar ramen snack...therefor my blogname:babyramen:) I love your blog and stop by quite often. I love your eye for the japanese culture. I love your photos of you neighborhood and other photos of the real Japan. I always want to go back to Japan when I read your blog!:) Thank you the inspiration! Have a wonderful day!

... i can totally imagine how you feel... one of my favorite things when abroad is going to the supermarket -while it depresses me where i live. and each time i live abroad, i get the same feeling. lost in the "dulce de leche" section in Buenos Aires, or puzzled in front of all the weird fruits in Hanoï... love it!

Well I'm happy to say that six years on, I still feel exactly the way you do about supermarkets and life in general here. Walking through the streets and parks, the five o'clock melody, you've mentioned them all and again, I'm happy to report that they never grow old. Well. Not to me! Happy birthday btw!

I love japanese markets, here in LA, I use to visit Misuka market and I love the sodas, candies, fresh fish and veggies, I think that what I like most are the colors and cartoons in every package!Hope one day I could visit Japan!

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Hello. I am Hello Sandwich. I am an Australian artist and graphic designer living in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. I love Japan, bento boxes, pantone 107.3 and metallic hologram foil, polka dots and plaid, Holbein gouache and fluoro pencils and I have a huge crush on Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugito. I would like to share with you some of the things that inspire me. I hope you will enjoy.